BBC Radio 4 Sci-Fi week

Sarah Douglas, Derek Jacobi, Catherine McCormack, Jason Isaacs and Alex Jennings are all lined up to star in BBC Radio’s forthcoming sci-fi season. They will be joined by Merlin actor Colin Morgan and Teachers’ Natasha Little in the season, which is a cross-station initiative involving BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 7 that will feature a number of new plays based around the science fiction genre.

Mayflies, written by Mike Maddox, is being made by independent company Ladbroke Productions. The production also stars Danny Webb, Steven Cree. It will air in Radio 4’s Afternoon Play slot on Friday, March 13.

The second play, Cry Babies, will air on BBC Radio 4′ at 2.15pm March 9th.

Below are some photos from the recording session for Cry Babies, click any image for a larger version.